Registering device for passenger-cars.



J. H. HOOD.

REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER CARS APPLICATION FILED OCT. 22. 1908,

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

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J. H. HOOD.

REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER CARS.

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APPLICATION FILED OUT. 22, 1908.

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REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER CABS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HOOD, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER-CARS.

Application filed October 22, 1998.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, Joim H. Hoon, citi- Zen of the United States, andresident of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful improvements in egistering Devicesfor Passenger-Cars, of which the tollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to registering devices for passenger cars.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and e'l'licient meanswhereby the conductor of the car may readily ascertain whether or not hehas collected-a fare from each and every passenger aboard his car.

The invention includes a double acting registering device having aforward and backward registering mo'vei'nent, together with meanswhereby the forward registering moven'ient of the device may beeli'ected each time a passenger boards the car, and a. separate meanswhereby the reverse registering movement of the device may be effectedeach time the conductor collects a fare from a passenger. Thus, it theregistering device be operated to etlect a forward registering movement(by, say, the motorman), each time a passenger boards the car, and ifthe registering device be operated to effect its reverse registeringmovement by the conductor each. time a. fare is collected, the devicewill, at all times, indicate the number of fares uncollected.

The invention further includes a connec tion of the registering devicejust mentioned with the ordinary well known registering device now inuse which effects the registration of all the tares collected, theconnection of the second named device with the first named device beingsuch that the second novice will register a tare each time a reversemovement of the first device has been operated to check oil" a collectedtare. Thus the second device will be operated by the first device andwill always indicate in the usual manner the entire number of farescollected.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts which will he hereinafter fully described and particularlyclaimed.

Figure 1 a transverse vertical section through the body of an ordinaryrailway car provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section asseen at right angles to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. *7, .1911.

Serial No. 458,948.

Fig. 1, as on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan View in section ason the line 33 of Fig. :2, showing both ends of the car. Fig. 1 is anelevation of the double acting registering device with the casingtherefor removed. Fig. 5 is an elevation of one side of the device shownin Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the other side of the device shownin Fig. 4-. Fig. 7 is a section as on the line 7*? of Fig. i. Fig. 8 isa section as on the line 88 of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a section as on theline 9-9 of Fig. 4t. Fig. 9 is a detached view of the spring arm forlocking the chains in position. Fig. 10 is a section as on the line10*-10= of Fig. 5. Fig. 11. is a rear view of one ot' the chains in astraightened out condition. Fig. 12 is a similar view of the otherchain. Figs. 12 and l2. are details in section of two of the links ofthe chain shown in Fig. 12.

1 designates the body of a passenger car, the same being of ordinaryconstruction commonly employed on railways. The car comprises the mainbody or interior portion and the end platforms 6.

rrrranged within the car body 5 are two registering devices 10 and 11.The registering device 10 is of common and well known construction, andis nowconnnonly used upon passenger cars, and it includes an oper atingarm 12, which, when moved in the direction indicated. by the arrow inFig. 1, will register the collection of a fare from a pas senger. Theconstruction and operation of this device is common and well known, andtherefore no detailed description or illustration thereof is deemednecessary herein. The registering device 11 is a double acting devicefor registering the passengers as they board the car, and for checkingthem on as the fares are collected from them. The registering device 11comprises a frame 13 carrying two registering members 14land 15 each ofwhich has a for ard and reverse movement. In the present instance theseregisterii'ig members 14-. and 15 comprise plates 16 linked together tol'orm endless chains, the pivot pins 17 of the links of which projectlaterally beyond the edges of the chains 14: and 15, and are fitted toendless trackways 18 which are formed in the frame 13. The trackways 18are so constructed and located as to leave the front faces of the plates16 exposed to view. The plates 16 of each chain 14- and 15 are ten innumber, and the plates of each chain are provided with the followingcharacters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, one character beingdisposed upon each plate; and when the chains are at rest, the plates 16thereof occupy side-by-side positions.

The front wall of the casing 19 for the registering device 11 isprovided with a central opening 20, directly over the front faces of thetwo central plates 16 of the chains 14' and 15, so as to expose to viewthe two characters thereon. Thus it will be seen that when theregistering device is in the position shown, it will indicate O8.

Extending through the registering device 11 are two operating arms 21and 22, which are pivotally connected to the frame 13 as at 23 and 24respectively, and the ends of which extend beyond the casing 19. Thesearms 21 and 22 are adapted to be separately raised and lowered, theraising of the arm 21 effecting the forward registering movement of thedevice 11, and the raising of the arm 22 effecting the reverseregistering movement of the,device 11, as I shall now proceed toexplain.

The inner faces of the links of the chain 14 are each provided with twonotches 25 and 26, and the inner faces of the links of the chain 15 areeach provided with two notches 27 and 28. One of the series of notches28 is made deeper than the remaining number, and is indicated at 28, fora purpose hereinafter explained, and one of the series of notches 27 ismade deeper than the remaining number, and is indicated at 27, for apurpose hereinafter explained.

Vithin the chain 15 are arranged two pawls 29 and 30 which are adaptedto engage the notches 27 and 28 respectively of the chain 15, and withinthe chain 14 are arranged two pawls 31 and 32 which are adapted toengage the notches 25 and 26 respectively of the chain 14. The pawls 29and 31 are connected together and operate as a unit and are pivotallyconnected as at 33 to a slide plate 34; and the pawls 30 and 32 areconnected together and operate as a unit, and are pivotally connected asat 35 to a slide plate 36.

The slide plate 34 is provided with perforated ears 37 and 38, which arefitted to vertical guide rods 39 and 40 respectively on the frame 13;and the slide plate 36 is provided with perforated ears 41 and 42 whichare fitted to vertical guide rods 43 and 44 respectively on the frame13. Thus the slide plates are vertically movable upon their guide rods.The slide plate 34 is held normally depressed by the action of a spring45 encircling the rod 40, and acting upon the ear 38; and the slideplate 36 is held normally depressed by the action of a spring 46encircling the rod 44 and acting upon the car 42.

The pawls 29 and 31 are pressed toward the chains 15 and 14 respectivelyby a spring 51 encircling their pivot pin 33, and when the plate 34carrying the pawls 29 and 31 is in its depressed position, the pawls areheld from engagement with the chains by a pin 52 on the pawl 29 engaginga cam plate 53 on the frame 13. The pawls 30 and 32 are pressed towardthe chains 15 and 14 respectively, by a spring 54 encircling their pivotpin 35, and when the plate 36 carrying the pawls 30 and 32 is in itsdepressed position, the pawls are held from engagement with the chainsby a pin on the pawl engaging a cam 56 on the frame 13.

The slide plate 34 is raised and lowered as will be hereinafterexplained, to effect the forward movement of the registering device 11.During the initial upward movement of the slide plate 34, the pin 52will ride down the incline of the cam plate 53 and permit the spring 51to move the pawls 29 and 31 toward the chains 15 and 14, and when theplate 34 is depressed to normal position, the cam plate 53 engaging thepin 52 will move the pawls 29 and 31 from engagement with the chains.

The slide plate 36 is raised and lowered as will be hereinafterexplained, to effect the reverse movement of the registering device 11.During the initial upward movcn'ientof the slide plate 36, the pin 55will ride down the incline of the cam plate 56 and permit the spring 54to move the pawls 30 and 32 toward the chains 15 and 14, and when theplate 36 is depressed to normal position, the cam plate 56 engaging thepin 55 will move the pawls 30 and from engagement with the chains.

Each time the slide plate 34 is raised and lowered, the pawl 29 movesinto engagement with one of the notches 28 and advances the chain 15 thedistance of one plate or link 16; but the pawl 31 is not permitted tomove into engagement with the notches 26 of the chain 14 until the pawl29 engages the deep notch 28 which is deep enough to permit a movementof the pawl 29 sutlicient to move the pawl 31 into engagement with oneof the notches 26. 'lherefore, each time the chain 15 has been moved acomplete revolution by the pawl 29, the pawl 31 will be permitted toengage a notch 26 of the chain 14, and move the chain 14. the distanceof one of its links or plates. Thus, after the characters 1 to 9 of thechain 15 have been successively brought into view by the operation ofthe pawl 29, the next operation of the pawl 29 will per mit the pawl 31to engage a notch 26 of the chain 14 and move the chain 14 the distanceof one of its notches or plates, and bring into view the next succeedingcharacter (1, for example) on the chain 14. It will thus be seen that,starting with the character 1 of the chain in view, and the character 0of the chain 1st in view, as shown, after the first complete revolutionof the chain 15, the registering device 11 will show 10 within theopening and after the completion of the second revolution of the chain15, the device 11 will show 2O within the opening 20, and so on.

Each time the slide plate 36 is raised and lowered, the pawl 30 movesinto engagement with one of the notches 27, and effects a reversemovement of the chain 15 the distance of one plate or link 16; but thepawl 32 is not permitted to move into engagement with the notches of thechain H until the pawl. engages the deep notch 27 which deep enough topermit a movement of the pawl 30 sutlicient to move the pawl 32 intoengagementwith one of the notches 25. Therefore, each time the chain 15has been moved a complete revolution by the pawl 30, the pawl 32 will bepermitted to engage a notch 25 of the chain 1 1, and effect a reversemovement of the chain 14, the distance of one of its links or plates.Thus, after the characters 1 to 9 of the chain 15 have been successivelybrought into view in reverse order by the operation of the pawl 30, thenext operation of the pawl 30 will permit the pawl 32 to engage a notch25 of the chain 11 and effect a reverse movement of the chain ll thedistance of one of its links or plates, and bring into view the nextsucceeding character on the chain 1 1. It will thus be seen that,starting with the character 0 of the chain 15 in view, and the character2 of the chain M in view, after the first complete reverse revolution ofthe cl {in 15, the registering device 11 will show 10 within the opening20, and after the completion of the second reverse revolution of thechain 15, the device 11 will show 00 within the opening 20, thusindicating that all the fares have been checked oil".

In order to lock the chains 14: and 15 in the different positions towhich they are moved during the registering operation, I provide a pairof flat springs and 31, the lower ends of which are secured to thetracks 18 of the frame 13, and the upper ends of which are connected bya bar (32 and are free to move toward and from the chains ll and 1.5.The upper ends of the springs 60 and (31 are provided with notches ($21which are adapted to engage the pivot pins 17 of the links of the chains14 and 15, and lock them in their positions of adjustment. The normalposition of the notched ends of the springs 0 and ($1 is in engagementwith the pins 17 when the chains 14L and 15 are at rest, and prior tothe move ment of each chain 14 and, the bar 62 is operated to move thefree ends of the spring 60 and G1. to disengage their notches 63 fromthe pins 17. This is effected by the outward rocking of a shaft 6% whichis provided with an arm (37 adapted to engage the bar (32.

The shaft (3 1 is provided with two arms- (36 and 67. The arm 66 isadapted to be en-.. gaged by the beveled end of an arm 68, car ried bythe slide plate 34, which arm 68 oper ates the arm 66 in a manner torock the shaft and unlock the chains 14: and 15 to permit the slideplate 3% to effect the forward regis-.- tering movement of the device.

The arm (37 is adapted to be engaged by one end of pin 9 which ismounted to slide in brackets on the frame 13. The other end of the pin69 is adapted to be engaged by thebeveled end of an arm '70 carried bythe slide plate 36, which arm 70 operates the pin 6!) in a manner tocause it to engage the arm 67 and rock the shaft (S t and unlock thechains 14 and 15 to permit the slide plate 36 to 35 effect a reverseregistering movement of the device.

The slide plate 84 is provided with a pin 47 which projects into a slottS in the arm 21 hereinbefore mentioned, whereby, when the arm 21 israised, the slide plate will be raised thereby against the action of thespring 15 to effect the forward registering movement of the device. Theslide plate 36 is provided with a pin 15) which projects into 5 a slot50 in the arm hereinbefore mentioned, whereby, when the arm 22 israised, the slide plate 36 will be raised. thereby against the action ofthe spring 41-6 to effect the reverse registering movement of the de-"vice.

Thus it will be seen, from the foregoing description, that each time thearm 21 is raised a forward registering movement of the device will beeffected to register a pas-' senger boarding the car; and that each timethe arm 22 is raised a reverse registering movement of the device willbe effected, to check off a fare that has been collected.

1 shall now describe the means for operatllO ing the two registeringdevices 10 and 11. Extending longitudinally through the car body abovethe registering device 11, is a shaft 71, which is provided with twoarms '75 and 7 (3, the arm 75 being connected by a 1153 flexible strapor chain 77 to the arm 21, and the arm 76 being connected by a flexiblestrap '78 to the arm 22. Thus it will be seen that when the shaft 71 isrocked in the direction of the full line arrow in Fig. 1, the arm 21will be raised to effect a forward registering movement of the device11, and that when the shaft is rocked in the direction indicated by thedotted line arrow in Fig. 1, the arm 22 will be raised to effect areverse registering movement of the device 11. The ends of the shaft 71are provided with arms 72, which are connected to cords or straps 73extending around suitable pulleys 7% to positions adjacent the positionsoccupied by NJ the motorman on each platform 6 of the car, so that as apassenger enters the car at the end occupied by the motorman, themotorman may draw upon the cord '73 which will turn the shaft T1 in thedirection indicated by the full line arrow in Fig. 1, and effect aforward registering movement of the device ll. Throughout the length ofthe car the shaft 71 is provided with suitable arms T9 by means of whichthe conductor may rock the shaft 71 in the direction indicated by thedotted line arrow in Fig. 2 each time he collects a fare. The rocking ofthe shaft 71 in this direction raises the arm to effect a reverseregistering IDOYQlIlQllt of the device 11 and the checking off of thefare collected. The shaft T1 is provided with an upwardly extending armwhich is connected by a flexible strap 81 with the operating arm 12 ofthe registering device 10, whereby, each time the conductor turns theshaft 71 in the direction of the dotted line arrow to effect a reverseregistering movement of the device 11 each time a fare is collected, thearm 80 will, through the strap 81, operate the arm 12 to register thecollected fare upon the device 10.

In the employment of the invention hereinbefore described, it will beseen that in operating passenger cars, if the passengers are compelledto enter the car at end occu pied by the motor-man, the motorman may, byoperating the strap 73, register upon the device 1.1 each passenger ashe boards the car. and that each time a fare has been collected from apassenger the conductor may operate the shaft 71 to check off thecollected fare from the device 11 and to register the collected fareupon the device 10. Thus the conductor will at all times know whether ornot there is a passenger or passengers aboard the car from whom he hasnot collected a fare or fares.

I claim 1. The combination of a ca a registering device having a forwardand a reverse registering movement, means for effecting the forwardregistering movement of said device, means for effecting the reversetering movement of said device, and a second registering device havingan operating part connected to the second named means.

2. The combination of a car, a registering device having a forward and areverse registering movement. a register operating shaft extendingthrough the car, means for effecting the forward registering movement ofsaid device, means connected to said shaft for effecting the reverseregistering movement of said device, and a second registering devicehaving an operating part connected to the second named means.

3. The combination of a car, a regiteriug device having a forward and areverse registering movement, a register operating shaft extendingthrough the car, means connected to said shaft for effecting the forwardregistering movement of said device, means connected to said shaft foreffecting the reverse registering movement of said device, and a secondregistering device having an operating part connected to the secondnamed means.

l. The combination of a car, a registering device located within the carand having a forward and a reverse registering move ment, meansextending to a platform outside of the car body for effecting theforward registering movement of said device, and means within the carfor effecting the reverse registering movement of said device.

5. In a registering device the combination of a movable registeringmember having pawl engaging parts, a pair of reciprocative operatingparts, a pawl carried by one of said parts for moving said memberforwardly, a pawl carried by the other of said parts for moving saidmember in a reverse direction, an operating arm for one of said parts,and an operating arm for the other of said parts.

6. In a registering device the combination of a movable registeringmember having pawl engaging parts, a pair of reciprocative operatingparts, a pawl carried by one of said parts for moving said memberforwardly, a pawl carried by the other of said parts for moving saidmember in a reverse direction, an operating arm for one of said parts,an operating arm for the other of said parts, and means for holding saidmember in positions of adjustment.

7. In a registering device the combination of a movable registeringmember, a pair of reciprocative plates, a pawl carried by one of saidplates for engaging said member and moving it forwardly, a pawl carriedby the other of said plates for engaging said memher and moving it in areverse direction, an operating arm connected to one of said plates, andan operating arm connected to the other of said plates.

8. In a registering device, the combination of a registering membercomprising an endless chain of links having pawl engaging parts, meansincluding a pawl arranged within said chain and positioned to engage oneside thereof for moving said member forwardly, and means including apawl arranged within said chain and positioned to engage the other sideof said chain for mov ing said member in a reverse direction.

9. In a registering device, the con'ibination of a registering membercomprising an endless chain of links having pawl engaging parts, meansincluding a pawl arranged within said chain and positioned to engage oneside thereof for moving said member forwardly, means including a pawlarranged within said chain and positioned to engage the other side ofsaid chain for moving said i member in a reverse direction, and meansfor holding said member in positions of adjnstment.

10. In a registering device the combination of a registering membercomprising an endless chain of links, a pair of operating arms extendingthrough said chain, means operated by one of said arms for engaging 10one side of said chain to move it forwardly, l

and means operated by the other of said. arms for engaging the otherside of said chain and moving it in a reverse direction.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

A. V. Gnonrn, E. M. Venn.

